Petrini's San Diego

610 W Ash St #100, San Diego
(619) 595-0322

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Veal or Chicken Parmesan with Pasta
Italian Wedding Soup
Bowl Minestrone Soup
Little Italy Salad
Pepperoni Pizza
Number Two Salad
Calamari Fritti
Chocolate Cake
Pasta Primavera
Italian Fries

Menu

Most Popular
Pasta with Mushrooms in Olive Oil
Pasta with mushrooms sautéed with garlic, olive oil, oregano, basil, and parmesan. Includes garlic bread.
Pasta with Sausage and Bell Peppers
Pasta with meat sauce served with homemade sausage and grilled bell peppers. Includes garlic bread.
Four Topping Pizza

Appetizers
Garlic Bread
Famous house garlic bread.
Cheesy Bread
Cheesy Bread
David's Wings
Baked chicken wing pieces coated with a sauce made from butter, black pepper, garlic, honey, and hot sauce.
Bruschetta
Our toasted garlic bread with fresh roma tomatoes, basil, and parmesan cheese.
Burrata
Soft and creamy ball adorned with fresh basil and pesto. served with toast
Caprese
Sliced Roma tomatoes topped with fresh mozzarella, basil, and Petrini's dressing.
Caponata
A famous Italian appetizer which has sautéed eggplant as its base ingredient with onions, bell pepper, celery, tomato, garlic, olives, capers, olive oil and vinegar. Served with warm and crusty Italian bread.
Appetizer Sampler
A little trio of our bruschetta, caponata, and caprese.
Diablo Shrimp served with Cheesy Garlic Bread for dippin'
You will want to soak up every last drop of the broth made with our wing sauce, cream, and lemon.
Smoked Salmon Pizzetta
Smoked salmon served atop our 7" thin crust pizza dough lightly brushed with pesto sauce, topped with roma tomatoes, red onions, capers, and freshly grated Reggiano Parmigiano.
Georgie's Sliders
Three mini versions of our very popular burger without lettuce and tomato.
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Mozzarella
Oven roasted cherries, garlic, olive oil, fresh mozzarella & basil.
Bruschetta with Smoked Salmon
Antipasto Platter
Marinated olives, grapes, almonds, bread, provolone, salami
Smoked Salmon Caprese
Our regular caprese and with smoked salmon and a bit of diced red onion.

Salads-Insalate
House Salad
Greens and spring mix with diced Roma tomatoes, parmesan cheese, and Italian parsley.
Caesar Salad with Chicken
Romaine lettuce, croutons, asiago cheese, dressing and chicken
Little Italy Salad
House lettuce blend with our white wine based Italian dressing, sliced mushrooms, Roma tomatoes, and oranges topped with slivered almonds.
Number Two Salad
Salad served with sliced salami, kalamata olives, and shredded cheese tossed with a Petrini dressing - a tradition since 1958.
Steak Salad
Marinated flat iron, greens, red onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes, egg, Petrini's Italian, balsamic glaze.
Half Antipasto Salad
A half portion of our Antipasto salad with julienned ingredients over a bed of lettuce and served with our house dressing.
Caesar Salad with Shrimps
Romaine lettuce, croutons, asiago cheese, dressing and Shrimps
Full Antipasto Salad
A full portion of our Antipasto salad with julienned ingredients over a bed of lettuce and served with our house dressing.

Soups-Minestre
Tortellini in Broth Bowl
Cheese tortellini in chicken broth.
Bowl Minestrone Soup
Vegetables and pasta in beef base broth
Bowl Italian Wedding Soup
The Petrini family's homemade Italian wedding soup.
Creamy Tomato Soup
Creamy tomato soup topped with asiago cheese, fresh basil, and our home made croutons.

Pizza
Two Toppings Pizza
One Topping Pizza
Three Toppings Pizza
Cheese Pizza
Four Toppings Pizza

Sandwiches-Panini
Torpedo
Capicola, salami, and provolone cheese baked on a garlic butter brushed roll served with lettuce and tomato drizzled with our housemade dressing.
Chicken Sandwich
A chicken breast lightly marinated in pesto sauce and grilled then placed on a garlic butter brushed roll with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
Meatball Sandwich
Homemade meatballs sliced on a toasted Italian roll and lightly covered with meat sauce.
Eggplant Parm Sandwich
Eggplant, bread crumbs, tomato sauce, provolone, mozzarella, and parmesan.
Georgie Burger
Named after it's creator, my mom, this hamburger is served with garlic grilled mushrooms and topped with melted provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
Sausage and Bell Pepper Sandwich
Fresh homemade sausage with grilled bell peppers served with or without our homemade meat sauce.
Pastrami Sandwich
Grilled pastrami with chopped red onions and served on an Italian roll with lettuce and tomato and drizzled with our white wine Italian dressing.
BLT & Turkey
Bacon, lettuce, tomato, turkey, and mayo
Fromaggio Sandwich
Provolone cheese sandwich served on an Italian roll with mayo, lettuce, and tomato.
Caponata Sandwich
Homemade caponata on an Italian roll and baked in the oven and topped with pommarolo sauce on top.
Hamburger
Served with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

Dinner (Half Portion)
Pasta with Meatballs and Meat Sauce (1/2)
Pasta with homemade meatballs and meat sauce. Includes garlic bread.
Baked Ziti (1/2)
Baked penne noodles smothered in meat sauce and topped with melted provolone and mozzarella. Includes garlic bread. *Can be made meatless using our pommarolo sauce.*
Fettucini Alfredo (1/2)
Made with butter and whipping cream with a hint of nutmeg. Includes garlic bread.
Canneloni (1/2)
Made completely from scratch this homemade noodle is stuffed with beef, chicken, spinach, onions, garlic, spices, and parmesan cheese. Smothered in a red and white sauce, topped with provolone and mozzarella, and baked to perfection.
Gnocchi (1/2)
Potato Gnocchi with pink sauce
Tortellini Alfredo (1/2)
Cheese tortellini with our delicious alfredo sauce. Includes garlic bread.
Shrimp Scampi (1/2)
Fresh lemon, special butter, garlic, parmesan, white wine, bread crumbs. Served with spaghetti.
Pasta with Meat Sauce (1/2)Penne or Spaghetti
Pasta with our homemade meat sauce.
Pasta with Mushrooms in Olive Oil (1/2)Penne or Spaghetti
Pasta with mushrooms sautéed with garlic, olive oil, oregano, basil, and parmesan. Includes garlic bread.
Ravioli (1/2)
Cheese Ravioli with pink sauce
Eggplant Parmesan (1/2)
Fresh eggplant layered with meat sauce, provolone and mozzarella, and parmesan. Includes garlic bread.
Tortellini with Tomato Sauce (1/2)
Cheese tortellini with a homemade pureed tomato sauce.
Pasta with Mushrooms and Meat Sauce (1/2)
Pasta topped with meat sauce and then laden with mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter. Includes garlic bread. *Make it a meatless dish with our Pommarolo sauce.*
Pasta with Sausage and Bell Peppers (1/2)
Pasta with meat sauce served with homemade sausage and grilled bell peppers. Includes garlic bread.

Dinner (Full Portion)
Pasta with Meatballs & Meat Sauce
Pasta with homemade meatballs and meat sauce. Includes garlic bread.
Fettucini Alfredo
Made with butter and whipping cream with a hint of nutmeg. Includes garlic bread.
Baked Ziti
Baked penne noodles smothered in meat sauce and topped with melted provolone and mozzarella. Includes garlic bread. *Can be made meatless using our pommarolo sauce.*
Lasagna
Our homemade lasagna is meatless but served with our meat sauce. Includes garlic bread. *Can be made meatless with pommarolo sauce.*
Tortellini Alfredo
Cheese tortellini with our delicious alfredo sauce. Includes garlic bread.
Canneloni
Made completely from scratch this homemade noodle is stuffed with beef, chicken, spinach, onions, garlic, spices, and parmesan cheese. Smothered in a red and white sauce, topped with provolone and mozzarella, and baked to perfection.
Gnocchi
Potato Gnocchi with pink sauce
Shrimp Scampi
Fresh lemon, special butter, garlic, parmesan, white wine, bread crumbs. Served with spaghetti.
Pasta with Mushrooms & Meat Sauce
Pasta topped with meat sauce and then laden with mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter. Includes garlic bread. Make it a meatless dish with our Pommarolo sauce.
Tortellini with Tomato Sauce
Cheese tortellini with a homemade pureed tomato sauce. Includes garlic bread.
Pasta with Butter
Pasta with butter, parmesan, and fresh Italian parsley flakes. Includes garlic bread.
Pasta with Meat Sauce
Pasta with our homemade meat sauce. Includes garlic bread.
Eggplant Parmesan
Fresh eggplant layered with meat sauce, provolone and mozzarella, and parmesan. Includes garlic bread.
Pasta with Sausage & Bell Peppers
Pasta with meat sauce served with homemade sausage and grilled bell peppers. Includes garlic bread.
Ravioli
Cheese Ravioli with pink sauce
Pasta with Mushrooms & Olive Oil
Pasta with mushrooms sautéed with garlic, olive oil, oregano, basil, and parmesan. Includes garlic bread.

Desserts
Tiramisu Cake
The traditional Italian dessert in a cake form that is smooth and delicious.
Cannoli
Cannoli
Cheese Cake
Cheese Cake
Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake

Beverages
Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper
Coke
Coke
Diet Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Sprite
Lemonade
Lemonade
Ice Tea
Ice Tea
Panna Spring Water
Pellegrino Sparkling Water
Pellegrino Sparkling Water

Dinner
Veal or Chicken Parmesan with Pasta
Covered in egg, coated with Italian seasoned breadcrumbs, and fried in virgin olive oil and topped with our homemade pommarolo and provolone cheese, and bake it until golden. Your choice of pasta is served with our pommarolo sauce.
Veal or Chicken Picatta with Pasta
Lightly dusted with flour and spices, the meat is fried in virgin olive oil and covered with mushrooms sautéed in garlic, white wine, capers, and lemons. Your choice of pasta is served with the same sauce, or choose our meat sauce or pommarolo.
Smoked Salmon Alfredo
Our homemade fettucini alfredo topped with "cugino" Joey's delicious smoked, farm raised Atlantic salmon sautéed in a bit of garlic, fresh Roma tomatoes, basil, and Regianno Parmigiano.
Veal or Chicken Marsala with Pasta
Lightly dusted with flour and spices, the meat is fried in virgin olive oil. Topped with Regianno Parmigiano and smothered with mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter and Marsala wine. Your choice of pasta is also tossed with the same sauce or choose our meat sauce or pommarolo.
Seafood Pasta
Fettucini pasta adorned with shrimp, smoked salmon, and clams sautéed in a sauce comprised of garlic, olive oil, red pepper flake, lemon, white wine, tomato, basil, and a bit of reggiano parmesan.
Fish Livornese
Fragrant and flavorful white fish marinated in white wine and lemon juice. Our sauce mixes capers, green olives, garlic basil and light fresh tomatoes. Served with fresh seasonal vegetables.
Petrini's Rib Eye Steak
Our Rib Eye steak marinated in olive oil, garlic and rosemary. Served with vegetables, grilled roma tomatoes and mushroom sauce on the side.
Pasta Putenesca
Our version starts with garlic, anchovy and crushed red pepper sautéed in virgin olive oil and tossed with kalamata olives and capers, then simmered in our pommarolo sauce.

Extras
Side of Seasonal Vegetables
Steamed broccoli, cauliflower, and zucchini.

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Recent Reviews

I had ravioli with pink sauce and it was tasteless and altogether uninviting. I ate about one and a half pieces before I gave up on it. My husband had spaghetti with sausage and he did not enjoy or finish his dinner either. He expected the sausage to at least be cut into one-inch pieces, and not served whole around the edges of the spaghetti. A disappointment, as this is our closest neighborhood restaurant, and we thought it had improved the last time we were there. I'm...
January 2026
I ordered the Veal marsala with broccoli and cauliflower. It was to die for. Absolutely delicious. Veal could have been more tender but the sauce excited all my taste buds. I will definitely go back for more visits.
November 2025
The friend I was dining with was a picky eater and so chose a restaurant (Petrini's) with a simple menu. I think this would be a good restaurant for families with young kids who are picky eaters, but overall this was subpar to the rest of Little Italy. Food was good, but nothing stellar for the price. Our waiter kept trying to upsell items on the menu which was a little bit annoying but I know he's just doing his job.
October 2025

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Petrini's San Diego

610 W Ash St #100, San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 595-0322